WWII: The War at Home - Canadian History ~ CHC2D



WWII: The War at Home

Total War

■ By 1942, Canada was committed to a policy of __________________.

■ All _______________________________________________________ were put to work for the war effort.

Government and the Economy

■ The war launched Canada ___________________________ and into an economic boom.

■ C.D. Howe, minister of _____________________________, quickly organized Canada’s war economy, he assumed near _______________________________ telling businessmen what they would produce including how much and how fast.

■ Canada became an industrial power, ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________. Factories churned out thousands of guns, ships, fighter planes and military vehicles.

Canadian Production 1939-1945

|Aircraft | |

|Rifles | |

|Military Vehicles | |

|Merchant Ships | |

|Landing Craft | |

|Navy Tugs | |

|Tanks | |

|Escort Ships | |

|Machine Guns | |

Labour

■ With so many men enlisting, Canada faced ________________________ as early as _______, most notably in war-related industries.

■ In ___________, the Canadian government passed the ______________________________ to mobilize the country’s ___________________________ for the benefit of the war effort.

■ One of the main strategies of the program was to ________________________ for the work force.

“Women, Back Them Up -To Bring Them Back!”

At first only ___________________ were recruited, but upon severe labour shortages, both married women and mothers were sought out; the government even ____________________ _________________ so that women would be free to work.

■ In _________, there were approximately _________________ Canadian women working in ________________ factories.

In The Army Now…

■ In _______, for the first time in Canadian history, women were able to _________________

_________________________________________________________________. Although Canadian women were not allowed into _____________ during the Second World War, they did just about everything else.

■ Women served as ________________________________________________________________ __________________. They also ___________________________________ to bases in Britain and ferried officers and politicians from Ottawa to London.

■ They were paid roughly ________________________________ counterparts made

Enlistment By Women In Canada’s Armed Forces:

■ Over _________________ women served overseas in the __________________________ ______________, the Royal Women’s Navy Service and the _______________________

_________________________________________.

|Navy | |

|Air Force | |

|Army | |

|Medical Services | |

|Doctors | |

Wartime Prices and The Trade Board

■ Prime Minister Mackenzie King was determined to avoid the problems of ____________ _____________________ which had plagued the Canadian political landscape during the first World War

■ The government set up the Wartime Prices and Trade Board (WPTB) to ________________ and supervise the ________________________________________________.

Rationing: A Little Goes a Long Way!

■ To ensure there was a large enough supply to meet both military and civilian needs, certain staple goods were rationed.

■ Rationed Items Included:

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Pitching in on all fronts

Dedication to the war effort also extended outside the factories.

■ Women’s organizations collected _______________________________________________ to be recycled into war supplies.

■ They ________________________________________________________________ and were recruited to work on farms and in factories.

Financing the War

■ The Canadian Government did _________________ during the Second World War to help offset the cost of financing the war. The increased revenue from ________________ accounted for about ________________ of all war-related expenses.

■ To help pay for the rest, the Canadian government turned to an old idea: ___________ ______________________________________________.

■ The government conducted nine _________________________ drives between June 1941 and October 1945. These campaigns raised nearly ________________ by the end of the war.

Social Support: Expanding The Social Safety Net

The increased role of government was also visible in the expansion of the __________________.

■ In _______, the government passed the Unemployment Insurance Act. In the face of unemployment, workers could now collect insurance.

■ In _______, the government introduced ____________________ and in _______ the first _____________________ cheques were mailed out.

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